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Berserktown II: Music Fringe Binge at The Observatory
Danny Baraz
August 18, 2015
Last year at around this same time, the first annual Berserktown Festival was in the midst of a filthy, sweaty, hardcore but successful mess at club Los Globos in the Silverlake district of Los Angeles. A harder edged alternative to Echo Park Rising, Berserktown was successful enough for a sequel
New Album Review: HEALTH- Death Magic
Danny Baraz
August 14, 2015
Los Angeles’s own, HEALTH and their new album, Death Magic released by Loma Vista on August 7th might very well be my top record of 2015, thus far. Even with a more polished, less noise influenced battery of songs, HEALTH manage to keep that dark edge that mixes beauty with taboo
Hot Chip Make Machines Come to Life at The Greek
JustinThomas
August 13, 2015
As the sun set last night over Griffith Park, both hipsters and middle aged white people congregated to relish in the sound waves of some of the better names in independent dance music. The historic Greek Theatre played host to a booty shakin’ line up consisting of Com Truse, !!!,
Low End Theory Festival Wobbles The Shrine Auditorium
Danny Baraz
August 12, 2015
When The Gaslamp Killer commandeered the decks at The Shrine for his set at Low End Theory Festival, I instantly started peaking. The interesting thing about that is that I wasn’t on any drugs. Something about how the visuals on the screen behind him were synched to the music in
Django Django Fit Their Big Sound Into The Constellation Room
Danny Baraz
August 10, 2015
To state that the self titled, debut album by Django Django was a success would be an understatement. It was one of my favorites of 2012. I saw them live for the first time at a sold out show at The Fonda Theatre in Hollywood in 2013. It was their
Tame Impala: Tie Dye in the Sky at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Danny Baraz
August 8, 2015
There was tie-dye in the sky Thursday night in Los Angeles. Fluffy clusters of clouds blanketed the sky overhead and in the west, off in the distance, The fire of sunset in the clouds over the Pacific Ocean was the perfect backdrop, as I made my way over to Hollywood
A Hard Time at HARD Summer 2015
Justin Cornwall
August 5, 2015
I have been a HARD Presents fan for a minute now. HARD Haunted Mansion 2011 at the Shrine was my first HARD event. HARD Summer 2012 was my first HARD Summer. Both events were top notch and helped forge my musical tastes as I grew into the LA being I’d
High on Fire: Metal Madness at The Echoplex
Danny Baraz
August 4, 2015
With a massive swell of approval around the release of their 7th studio album, Luminiferous in June, High on Fire was booked by FYF Presents at The Echoplex this past Friday. It was the second stop on a headlining tour that stretches through to the end of August- Pallbearer, Lucifer
Take This: Berserktown II Ticket Giveaway at The Observatory
Janky Smooth Central Command
July 31, 2015
Did you see the lineup for Berserktown II festival at The Observatory? It’s tough to pinpoint what we’re MOST excited for but a Royal Trux reunion is a good place to start. Not to mention, TOTAL CONTROL from Australia, The return of Destruction Unit to this years lineup, Dead Moon
Take This/Meme Contest: Echo Park Rising VIP Experience Ticket Giveaway
Janky Smooth Central Command
July 30, 2015
Yes, it’s true. Echo Park Rising is COMPLETELY free for all to attend. In it’s 5th year, Echo Park Rising is a showcase of both local and national talent of the most talented bands and musicians. It’s a spotlight on the east side of Los Angeles, the hub for music
